Sydney taxi driver charged with assault

A female passenger who grabbed a cab from Sydney's CBD to the innerwest last week was allegedly sexually assaulted a number of times by the driver during a trip.

The 25-year-old woman got into a taxi after leaving a pub on George St just before midnight last Friday asking the driver to take her to Leichhardt. She was allegedly indecently assaulted several times during the journey by the 45-year-old driver, police say.

She reported the incident to police and on Tuesday a 45-year-old man was arrested and charged. He's been granted conditional bail and is due to face court in mid-January.